12:00pm (2 events)

Event Description: Reginald C. Govan Lawyer, Regulator, Senior Executive Reggie Govan, the former Chief Counsel of the FAA, played an integral role shaping public policy at the cutting edge of aviation technology and he has a deep understanding of the impact of rapidly evolving innovative technology systems and operations on the regulatory environment. He is one of the architects of today’s regulatory framework for expanding commercial drone operations, ensuring counter-drone security, and expanding performance-based rule making. Reggie is an advocate for a comprehensive reconsideration of the relative roles of federal, state, local and tribal governments and of private industry to support low-altitude commercial drone operations. Before joining the FAA, Reggie served for fourteen years as a corporate counsel with responsibility for a broad range of compliance issues as well as a Counsel to Committees in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. He also is a seasoned litigator